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Wax Museum: Part 1
2009.04.16
These photos are from this evening's Wax Museum, a celebration of biography writing by the fifth grade students in Mr. Camarra's and Mr. Benedetto's classrooms.
In a recently received email, a parent writes:
Last night Mr. Benedetto and Mr. Camarra showcased their students' biography/research papers by holding a "living" Wax Museum. The students researched a noteworthy historical figure and then presented the results as an autobiography. In addition, they dressed up as their figure. Each student stood silently next to their writing piece and the parents were to determine who they were based on their paper and their costume.
I think that this project was fantastic, and obviously the result of a lot of hard work by both teachers, as well as the students. It is an imaginative program that breathes new life into the dreaded research paper. First, the autobiographical twist made the students think about their subject from a personal standpoint and the majority of papers reflected what the kids envisaged their lives would be like if they were that person living at that point in history. Also, dressing up as their subjects seemed fun for them - even boys like mine who usually shy away from costumes enjoyed dressing up. Finally, the quality of the written product seemed excellent overall (from my limited point of view).
I appreciate the environment of the school that fosters such imaginative, out-of-the box thinking to teaching and the presentation of curriculum materials. Thank you and kudos to Mr. Benedetto and Mr. Camarra - please feel free to share my thoughts with them.
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These photos are from this evening's Wax Museum, a celebration of biography writing by the fifth grade students in Mr. Camarra's and Mr. Benedetto's classrooms.
In a recently received email, a parent writes:
Last night Mr. Benedetto and Mr. Camarra showcased their students' biography/research papers by holding a "living" Wax Museum. The students researched a noteworthy historical figure and then presented the results as an autobiography. In addition, they dressed up as their figure. Each student stood silently next to their writing piece and the parents were to determine who they were based on their paper and their costume.
I think that this project was fantastic, and obviously the result of a lot of hard work by both teachers, as well as the students. It is an imaginative program that breathes new life into the dreaded research paper. First, the autobiographical twist made the students think about their subject from a personal standpoint and the majority of papers reflected what the kids envisaged their lives would be like if they were that person living at that point in history. Also, dressing up as their subjects seemed fun for them - even boys like mine who usually shy away from costumes enjoyed dressing up. Finally, the quality of the written product seemed excellent overall (from my limited point of view).
I appreciate the environment of the school that fosters such imaginative, out-of-the box thinking to teaching and the presentation of curriculum materials. Thank you and kudos to Mr. Benedetto and Mr. Camarra - please feel free to share my thoughts with them.
